Master's Committee

Performance

The Master's Committee for Performance Majors consists of three members of the Petrie School of Music faculty:

1. The Faculty Advisor (who serves as chair of the committee);
2. Another faculty member from the student's major area;
3. A third faculty member from outside the student's major area.
   At least one of the three must be a member of the Department of Musicology and Composition.

Performance Committee Members will:

1. Approve the student's recital repertoire;
2. Formulate the examination questions and evaluate the oral comprehensive examination

Music Education

The Master's Committee for Music Education Majors consists of three faculty members and reflects the option selected for the Major Project (see below):

The Master's Committee for Music Education Majors (Thesis or Portfolio option) consists of:

1. The Faculty Thesis/Portfolio Advisor (who serves as chair of the committee);
2. Another faculty member from the Music Education faculty;
3. A third faculty member from outside the student's major area. The third faculty member's area of study should reflect the student's thesis topic. The committee is nominated by the Advisor and confirmed with the Director of the PSOM. The committee should be in place by the end of the student's completion of MUE 693.

The Master’s Committee for Music Education Majors (Lecture Recital option) consists of:

1. The Faculty Advisor (who serves as chair of the committee);
2. The student's studio professor;
3. A third faculty member from the PSOM.

At least one of the three must be a member of the Department of Musicology and Composition.The committee is nominated by the Advisor and confirmed by the Director of PSOM. The committee should be in place by the end of the student's completion of MUE 693.

The Master's Committee serves several functions during the course of the student's program of study. For Music Education students pursuing the Thesis or Portfolio options, the master’s Committee:

1. Approves the Master's thesis/portfolio proposal prior to the initiation of research and writing;
2. Reads and approves the thesis/portfolio and examines the student on its contents in an oral defense;
3. Formulates the examination questions and evaluates the Oral Comprehensive Examination.

For those pursuing the Music Education Lecture Recital option, the Master's Committee:

1. Approves the student's Recital Repertoire;
2. Reads and approves the lecture document;
3. Formulates the examination questions and evaluates the Oral Comprehensive Examination.